Influence of management practice on the microbiota of a critically endangered species: a longitudinal study of kākāpō chick faeces and associated nest litter

Influence of management practice on the microbiota of a critically endangered species: a longitudinal study of kākāpō chick faeces and associated nest litter

Abstract Background The critically endangered kākāpō is a flightless, nocturnal parrot endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand. Recent efforts to describe the gastrointestinal microbial community of this threatened herbivore revealed a low-diversity microbiota that is often dominated by Escherichia-Shigella...

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Main Authors: Annie G. West, Andrew Digby, Gavin Lear, Kākāpō Recovery Team, Kākāpō Aspergillosis Research Consortium, Michael W. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Conservation
Microbiome
Microbiota
Avian
Bird
Threatened
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00204-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00204-w

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